Wrestling: NJSIAA sectional semifinal matchups

Semifinal matches will be contested on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Winners advance to Friday's sectional championships at the gym of the higher seed.

All 1 and 2 seeds are still remaining, while five No. 5 seeds and five No. 6 seeds, up four from last year, advanced with wins on Monday.

High Point (20-1) was among three No. 1 seeds from the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex area to advance on Monday -- 63-9 over No. 8 Pascack Hills in the North 1, Group 2 quarterfinals. The Wildcats, who have won a Sussex County-best 25 sectional titles, are seeking back-to-back championships for the first time since winning five in a row from 2010-14.

For the first time in a series dating to 1976, High Point and Kittatinny will not meet as the fifth-seeded Cougars (10-11) lost to No. 4 Westwood for the second time this season -- 34-31 in the quarterfinals on Monday. Kittatinny coach John Gill's teams have now missed making the trip to groups only four times (2009, '10, '15, '18) since 2000.

Newton (16-5), the No. 2 seed which rolled to a 69-3 win over No. 7 Hawthorne, will host No. 3 Jefferson in Wednesday's North 1, Group 2 semifinals at Henry Boresch Memorial Gym. Coach Eric Bollette's Braves are seeking the program's third sectional title and first since going back-to-back in North 1, Group 1 in 2009-10.

Also in Sussex County, Sparta (North 1, Group 3) is seeking its second straight sectional title and its fourth overall, while Pope John (Non-Public B) has won seven in its history, but none since 1994.

Phillipsburg (13-2) and North Hunterdon (16-4) are set to meet for the second time this season as both cruised to first-round wins on Monday to reach the North 2, Group 4 semifinals. The second-seeded Stateliners rolled to a 68-6 win over No. 7 Colonia, while the third-seeded Lions were 57-6 winners over No. 6 Kearny. Coach Chris Hrunka's team dropped a 41-15 decision to P'burg on Jan. 24.

In another all-local matchup, No. 2 Voorhees will host No. 3 Warren Hills in the North 2, Group 3 semifinals on Wednesday. The Vikings (20-8), who scored a 39-24 win over Lyndhurst-North Arlington, earned a 36-31 win over the Blue Streaks on Jan. 24.

Delaware Valley, a No. 5 seed, advanced with a 50-18 win over No. 4 Bernards in the Central Jersey, Group 2 quarterfinals. The Terriers (9-11) will next face top-seeded Raritan for a fourth straight time in the postseason after beating the Rockets in the past three sectional finals. Del Val owns a 9-5 edge in the all-time series, including a 9-3 mark in postseason matchups.

Raritan, which has never hosted a sectional matchup against Del Val, seeks its first postseason win in the series since 2012 -- 30-26 in Central Jersey, Group 2 final.

The 11 teams from the Open Mike area still standing are in bold below:

NORTH 1

Group 5

4-Passaic Tech (11-5) at 1-North Bergen (13-3)
3-Livingston (17-4) at 2-West Orange (12-5)

Group 4

4-Wayne Valley (16-5) at 1-West Morris (14-2)
3-Fair Lawn (16-2) at 2-Roxbury (12-8)

Group 3

4-River Dell (19-5)  at 1-Sparta (15-6)
3-Montville (15-4) at 2-Pascack Valley (20-4)

Group 2

4-Westwood (17-5) at 1-High Point (20-1)
3-Jefferson (18-4) at 2-Newton (16-5)

Group 1

4-Butler (14-4) at 1-Emerson-Park Ridge (25-0)
3-Saddle Brook (17-4) at 2-Pompton Lakes (17-4)

NORTH 2

Group 5

4-Elizabeth (12-5) at 1-Watchung Hills (21-2)
3-Westfield (11-7) at 2-Piscataway (14-8)

Group 4

4-Scotch Plains-Fanwood (22-6) at 1-Middletown North (13-6)
3-North Hunterdon (16-4) at 2-Phillipsburg (13-2)

Group 3

4-West Essex (8-11) at 1-Cranford (13-6)
3-Warren Hills (7-12) at 2-Voorhees (20-8)

Group 2

4-Elmwood Park (16-10) at 1-Hanover Park (15-2)
3-Hackettstown (11-13) at 2-Caldwell (13-6)

Group 1

5-Verona (14-7) at 1-Roselle Park (22-1)
3-Manville (13-4) at 2-Bound Brook (10-9)

CENTRAL

Group 5

4-Monroe Township (15-3) at 1-Hunterdon Central (21-1)
3-Manalapan (20-3) at 2-Howell (28-0)

Group 4

4-Colts Neck (15-4) at 1-Long Branch (21-3)
3-Brick Memorial (18-2) at 2-Jackson Memorial (11-7)

Group 3

4-Bordentown-Florence (14-10) at 1-South Plainfield (16-7)
6-Rahway (17-2) at 2-Ocean Township (14-7)

Group 2

5-Delaware Valley (9-11) at 1-Raritan (24-2)
6-Middlesex-Dunellen (16-10) at 2-Holmdel (23-5)

Group 1

4-South River (11-5) at 1-Point Pleasant Beach (21-3)
6-Maple Shade (7-11) at 2-Shore Regional (22-4)

SOUTH

Group 5

5-Rancocas Valley (26-3) at 1-Southern (16-2)
6-Cherokee (18-6) at 2-Kingsway (16-5)

Group 4

5-Pennsauken (14-16) at 1-Cherry Hill West (21-4)
3-Highland (11-7) at 2-Clearview (12-8)

Group 3

4-Jackson Liberty (12-10) at 1-Delsea (12-7)
3-Gateway-Woodbury (17-7) at 2-Lacey Township (13-5)

Group 2

5-Oakcrest (19-5) at 1-Point Pleasant Boro (17-1)
6-West Deptford (15-12, 27.30) at 2-Haddonfield (19-3)

Group 1

4-Buena (18-4) at 1-Paulsboro (17-0)
3-Woodstown (17-8) at 2-Pennsville (22-1)

NON-PUBLIC

North A

4-Bergen Catholic (11-1) at 1-Delbarton (12-3)
3-St. Peter's Prep (14-6) at 2-Seton Hall Prep (18-0)

North B

4-Bishop Ahr (3-14) at 1-Pope John (14-2)
3-Pingry (8-8) at 2-DePaul (9-4)

South A

4-Paul VI-Haddonfield (10-10) at 1-Camden Catholic (21-2)
3-St. John Vianney (14-1) at 2-St. Augustine (15-3)

South B

4-St. Joseph-Hammonton (2-16) at 1-Donovan Catholic (13-10)
3-Holy Cross (1-22) at 2-Holy Spirit (6-12)